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TechMcM Reports Section machines and fixturing stations; and ~n overall control system that Coordinates the machine tools, lhe parts-moving elements, and the wo~kpieces. For additional information: Detailed information about the technology described may be obtained by ordering the NTIS report, order number: AD-A127927/NAA, price code: A02.
1095197 NTN84-0654 Compute~Controlled Lastr Waling: Limi~d A t c ~ s J~nts M a Gas~urMne Recupera~r are Wdded U~ng a MovM~mirror, Compu~controlled CO2 laser (NTIS Tech Note) Army M a ~ M Devdopment and R,a~n~s Comman~ A ~ x a n d ~ VA. Sep 84. lp. Write NTIS for ~ f o r m ~ fion about Tech Notes sub~riptions and back Asue packages avMhMe. Languages: English. CounWy of Pubhcation: U ~ d ~ . T~s d ~ t i o n summafiz~ a o n , p a g e announcemem of tec~ noMgy avMhMe for utilization. A compmer-comrolled laser w d # ~ g ~ e m , developed for the U.S. Army TanbAmomofive Command, wdds ~ f f i c u l t - t ~ a c h j ~ m s on gas-tur~n~exhau~ hem ~ u p e r M o ~ . The plat~ csed ~ ma~ng t~s ~cuperMor a ~ 8 mi~ t~ck and are ~fficuR to reach with conventionM welding ~ e m s . Re~Mance seam welding cannot be used because the heat moves and bucMes the thin # M ~ . The new process eliminMes ~ proMem by operating M Mwer energy Mvds. The wel~ ~ g de¼ce thM ~aches b~wecn the ~ uses o~y 9 ~mm, Wi~ t~s e q ~ p m e m about 4500 ~cuperMovplate pM~ were wdded, w~ch w ~ equM to over 20 mi of we~ and ~ q ~ d 45~00 on/off laser cyde~ For ad~aonM Mformation: D~ailed ~formafion about the ~chn~ogy described may be obtained by ordering the NTIS r e p o t , order number: AD-A13244~NAA, price code: A06. 1092061 DFA7704 ~ / X A B ISATA (Internation~ Symposium on Au~motive T ~ h n ~ o g y and A ~ o m a f i o ~ 82. Introductory Lectur~ Volkswagenwerk A.G., Wol~bu~ (Germany, ~R.). Repo~ No.: C O N ~ 8 2 0 9 2 3 ~ S U ~ 1982. 73pp. In~rnation~ ~mpofium on a~omofive ~chnology and a~omation 0 S A T A ' 8 ~ , W ~ b u ~ , F.R. G ~ m a n ~ 13 Sep. 1982. P o ~ n s a ~ i H e ~ e ~ m~rofiche produ~s. Languages: English. Docume~ Type: C o n V i n c e procee~ng. C o u n t y of Pubfication: G~many, FederM Republic oC From 13 to 17 Se~ember 1982 an " ~ m a t i o n M ~mpofium on a~omotive techno~gy and a~omation wi~ p a r t i c ~ r e ~ ence to c o m p m e ~ d e d en~neering and man~a~uring ( ~ A T A ) " rook #ace M W~fsburg (FRG). The Fap~s pr~em~ d at th~ sympo~um are published ~ 3 v ~ u m ~ . For each of the pape~ a ~ p ~ m e s u ~ e ~ anMy~s has been carried ouL 1092543 N84-33818/~XAB ConW~ and S u p e r ~ o n of Nut F ~ n i n g by Means of a M ~ r ~ compm~ (~nM R e p o t , Dec. 198~ Mayer, ~ ; Burge~ ~ Sm~e~ Mohilo G.m.~H., Schomdo~ (G~man~ ER.). Sponso~ NationM A ~ o n a u t i ~ and Space Admi~stration, W ~ n ~ o n , DC. ReFo~ No.: BMFT-FB-T-84-106. Jun 84.46pp. Sponsored by Bunde~ m i ~ e r i u m ~ e r Fo~chung und Techn~o#e. Language~ G~man. C o u n t y of Pub~cafion: G~many, FederM Republic oE A comrM u~t ~ r amomatic nm ~ e n e ~ w ~ ~vestig~ed. ~ has an de~rically driven m o o r w~nch ef wh~h m ~ u e ~nd an#e are m e ~ u ~ & han~ed and ~ored by a m~roproce~or. The contr~ u ~ t swishes off ~ e m o o r m p ~ d ~ m ~ e d vMues. During
the ~ e ~ n g process the torque-angM curve is compared with a nominM curve #ven by the user or ~atistically ex~acted from several te~ed defice~ A good ~ace may not Mave the tMerance band at any p~nt. Place and ~rection of a de~ation permit ~ a ~ nosis and Mcalizafion of ~ults.
1092503 N84-3362~UXAB ~muhfion of the Reaction of Optic~ Sy~ems in the Manufao tudng Process (Final Repoa, Dec. 1981) BlechMge~ ~; Dumansk~ £; Grum-
pelt, H.; R o ~ E.; Schmittner, R. Optische Werke G. Rodens~cL Munich (German~ ER.). Sponso~ NationM Aeronauti~ and Space Admi~stration, Was~n~on, DC. Repo~ No.: BMFTFB-T-84-128. Jun 84. ll8pp. Sponsored by Bundesministerium fuer Forschung und Techn~o#e. Languages: Germam County of PuM~ation: German~ Federal Republic oL M~hods to ca~ulate the image quali~ of optical sy~ems during m a n u ~ u r e were deveMped. The ca~dation m~hods use ~atisticM a n a ~ s . They ~muM~ the degree of de~ation in the manufa~uring process from the rotational symmetry and #ve r a # d ~Mements concerning the anfi~pMed spread in quali~.
1092499 N84-3361~9/XAB Rappo~ Annual du Comi~ P~manem au Conseil Gen~M, 1983 (Acti~fi~ ~ M ~ M a n u ~ u ~ n ~ (Annum R e p o t , 1983). Cent~ de R ~ h e ~ h ~ Scientifiqu~ ~
Techn~u~ de f ~ d ~ e des Fabrications Metalliques, B r ~ (Belgium). Sponsor: NationM A~onaufim and S p ~ e Administr~ tion, W ~ n ~ o n , DC. 20 Jun 84.49pp. Languages: French County of Publi~tion: Belgium. R e h a s h in ~ u n ~ y ~ c h n ~ o g ~ m~M conduction, m ~ h a ~ ~1 c o n ~ n , ~du~riM amomafion and computerization, znd t ~ n ~ m M ~ n ~ ~astic mmeriMs ~ ~ m m a r i ~ d .
1098452 PB85-109718/XAB Economic Appfications of A ~ e m b ~ Robot, Repo~ No. 2, Pas~ve O~enting Sy~ems ~ r DouSe Bell Feeders
Zenge~ D.~; Dewhu~ ~ Massachusetts Un~., A m h e ~ Dep~ of Mechanical En~neering. Sponso~ NationM S~ence Found~ tion, Was~n~on, DC. Report No.: NSF/MEA-84005. Jan 84. 127pp. Language~ English. Count~ ~f Publication: U ~ d ~ m ~ . Resea~h unde~aken ~ deveMp an econom~M assemMy sy~ tem for batch m a n u ~ u r i n g ~ ~ p o ~ e d . Three pasfive, programmabM douMe b d t ~ e ~ n g and orienting sy~ems ~ m rse ~ c h ~ q u ~ such as fim~e ~fion and mechan~M ob~ructions to ~ u ~ paris ~ are not properly orien~d are de~ribed. All three ~ e m s have been d e i g n e d ~ r versafih~ ~rough m~roprocessor programm~g or ~rough mecha~cal a~u~ment~ B~nefi~ Cf M ~ p e be~ ~eders are exam~ed. ~ ~ p ~ n ~ d out that the b d t ~ e ~ n g and orienting ~ e m ~ q ~ e ~ r than bowl ~ e ~ n g sy~ems because the pa~s are ~anspo~ed on soft b d ~ M~ead of on hard ffack; ~us, a belt sy~em ~ ideM for ffa#M or d d ~ a ~ pa~s. R ~ concluded t h ~ the base ~eder~ ff reproduced M quantities as are ~brmory bowl ~ e d e r ~ wou~ cost con° ~derab~ M~ than fully en#neered bowl ~ e d e r sy~ems. A p e ~ • ces comMn a ~ u s ~ o n of pa~ ~ a M ~ in a queue~g ~ation as well as pa~ drawings of mechaMcM componems.
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ment of Energy, W a s ~ n ~ o ~ DC. Repo~ No.: ORNL-6081. Sep 84.57pp. Portions are ~eNNe in m~rofiche p r o d u ~ OfiNnal copy availab~ until ~ock is exhau~ed. Languages: English. CounWy of Publication: U N ~ d State~ A ~udy has been made of the ~ q ~ m e n ~ for an improved moN~ ma~pM~or for use by the US Depa~ment of Energy (DOE) in ra~Mo~cM emergendes. Emergency pe~onnel with experience in past or present (Three Mile I~and) ~ N ~ o ~ c a l emergendes were inte~iewed to de~rmine the sho~com~gs of present eq~pment and ~ u r e s mo~ deN~d in f u m ~ eq~pmem. The p~sent mchnMogy of moNle m a ~ p ~ a t o ~ was renewed. The e~sting DOE remot~y contro~ed mobi~ m a N p N ~ o ~ are ~nN~arm, n o n f o ~ r e f l e c t i n g and have inherent hmiations to their moMlity and ease of operation. A survey of past r a d ~ c a l emergenNes and routine o p e r ~ n s at DOE ~cilities and two commerNM power r e a s o n , ~ u ~ n g TMI, ~ N c a ~ s that great improvements in moNlity and maNpM~or de~eriff will be req~red ff moN~ m a n ~ M ~ o ~ are to be more u~fM in reduNng ra~ation exposure to operating and emergency pe~onn~. In pa~ ticuN~ the aM~y to climb ~ N ~ and climb over Nflock ~ s h o N s N req~red. B~a~rM, f o ~ % e d b a c k maNpM~o~ would greatly increase the speed, refiaNlity and safeff of ma~pM~or operat~ns. In recent years d~matic advances have been made ~ mare ~Mator ~chno~gy with the dev~opment of ~ t M co~rM and force ~edback. The dev~opment of a ~ g g e d , compNeb con~M~d wNker by the Odefic Corporation is a quan~m imp~ovemem in moNlity. Unfo~un~e~, ~ e Odex wNker will ~kely req~re a n t h e r $1 mffi~n in d e v ~ o p m e ~ funds befo~ it will be ready for commerNM production. The cost of the f i ~ advanced capaN~y, wNke~moun~d moNle m a n ~ o r will like~ be b~ween $1 and $2 miH~n dollars but hMds the promise of ~ m o ~ n g the need for men in a vafie~ of hazardous en~rom ments. In 1984 NTG NuMear~ch~k of We~ Germany offend a bil~erN, f o x , reflecting mas~r/sNv~co~rolled m a n ~ a m r mounted on a v a r i a M ~ g e o m ~ ~awler for oMy $250~00 (ERA ~ f i o n 09: 046014).
31098467 PB85-110245/XAB Mac~ne Lear~ng and Under~an~ng of Drawings Kawago~ M,; Kita, N.; Aoyarn~ H.; Sato, ~ E ~ r o ~ c h n ~ Lab., l b a ~ ~apan). c1984, lipp. In~uded in BuHe~n of ~e Ele~ro~chn~ L a b o ~ 48, 614-624, 1984. Language: Japanese. C o u ~ of P u ~ n : Japan. L e ~ n g ~ ¢ h ~ q u ~ and know~dge ~ p ~ n ~ t i o n m~hods have been ~vestigatcd horn ~ e ~ewpoint of ~ali~ng a fle~ble under~an~ng ~ s ~ m ~ r drawing~ The pro~em of ~ a r n ~ g ~mb~s such ~ ~ t ~ e m e ~ s ~ ~git~ ~ectro~cs, ~ n t i ~ ~ an under~an~ng ~ e m for drawing~ ~ ~ s ~ v e d ~ su~prob~ms ~ u ~ n g e n u m e r a ~ and d ~ e ~ a ~ y of feature~ convergence of hyp~he~s space for ~ n ~ effi~ency and f l e ~ y of m~c~ng, and formalization of heuristics. T h e ~ su~pro~ems a ~ discussed wi~ some p o s ~ e s~ufion~ ~naUy a ~amework for a ~mbol learning sy~em ~ p ~ n ~ d .
1098544 PB8~II352~XAB lmpa~ of Compute~zed Automation on A u ~ m o ~ F a ~ o ~ ( ~ n ~ rept. 1 Oct 82-1 Jan 84) G~wi~ D., Wisconsin Univ.MHwaukee Scho~ of Ba~ne~ Administration. Sponsor:
• V~ume 2, Numb~ 2, 1985
Depa~mem of Transpo~ation, Was~n~on, DC. Office of Univ. Research. Repo~ No.: R-144/$61~ DOT/RSPA/DMA-5~ 84/18, Jan 84. 70pp. Languages: English. County of P u ~ a f i o n : U ~ d S ~ s . T~s research inq~res ~ m the changes occurring in American auto factories as the r e s e t of the ~ o d u ~ n of computerized amomafion. Data w e ~ colle~ed ~ two assemb~ plan~ and one en~ne ~ o ~ ufing a twenty-four page ~ru~ured qr e ~ n n ~ . Three comp~henfive questions were p o n d and answered. What has been ~ e impa~ on the fle~bili~ of the production proces~ ~e~y w ~ found ~ be m~tb~menfionM with some aspens ~ e a ~ n g while other de~eased. Wh~ ~nd of work organ~ation has accompa~ed compu~rization? Work orga~zation showed ~ u M ~ no changes ~om that for convenfion~ proce~es. What changes have occurred in m a n u ~ u r i n g effectivene~ criteria? They were expe~ed to increase across the board ~ the en~ne plant but resul~ were mixed for the a ~ e m ~ y phn~. 1097332 DE8401760~XAB In.grating H~erogeneous N o ~ G e o m ~ c In~rmation Sy~ems U~ng RIM Srn#~ M.L, Bend~ Corp., Kansas Ci~, MO. Sponso~ Department of Energy, W ~ n g ~ n , DC., Repo~ No.: BDX-61~3073, Aug 84.47pp. Portions ~ e ~ e ~ M e ~ m~rofiche produ~s. Ori~ inn copy avNlab~ unN stuck N exhauged. Languages: Engfish. County of Pubhcation: UNmd Sm~s. 2he Kan~s Ciff Divi~on of ~ e Bendix Corporation N add~s> ing the task of acNe¼ng co~ effective ~ r m a t i o n flow and ~gicN ~mgration wkNn a Nver~ set of manuN~ufing ~ f o r m ~ n ~ e m s . RIM g bdng msmd as one ~omponem ~ a ~ m ~ h e m a archRecture for nomgeommric data mod~s. In Nis expefimem, • e enmrpfi~ or conce~uN ~hema ~ captured and mNntNned in a vendor supposed ~manfic ~ r m a t i o n mod~e> A RIM ~hema can be genemmd au~matically ~om ~ e ~ f o r m ~ n model. TNs allows Uansporting portions of ~ e enmrpri~ or ~onceptual ~ h e m m to each ~ r m a f i o n ~ e m . R e s ~ of te~s on ime~n and data exchange per~rmed to date will be reposed (ERA d~fion 0~04723~.
1098259 N85-10658/UXAB Rdation~ Approach to the Dev~opment of Expe~ Diagnostic Sy~
~ms Ames, K.R., Na~onal Aeronau~cs and Space Adrninistra~on, Harnpto~ VA. Langley Research Cenw~ Repo~ No.: NAS 1.15:86288; NASA-TM-86288. O 4 84. 68pp. Languages: EnOch County of P u b l ~ i o n : U ~ d Sta~s. The proportion that, ~ven a ~ r u ~ u r ~ and/or fun~ion~ description of any re~ or ab~ra~ sy~em, an expe~ sy~em can be built based on this descrip~on, ~ examined. Fi~t, a model is developed for a microproce~or-controlled end effe~o~sensor sy~em u~ng a modehng approach called a relational Know~ edge-Base Machine (RKBM). Next, an explanation of how the end effe~or model could be used for the e~or diagnos~ on the operational end effe~or ~ ~ven and two ver~ons of an e r r o r d~gno~s ~gorithm based on the model are presented. F i n ~ , areas of fu~her research are described that are necessary before an expe~ sy~em u~ng th~ approach becomes a reality.
TechMcM Reports Section machines and fixturing stations; and ~n overall control system that Coordinates the machine tools, lhe parts-moving elements, and the wo~kpieces. For additional information: Detailed information about the technology described may be obtained by ordering the NTIS report, order number: AD-A127927/NAA, price code: A02.
1095197 NTN84-0654 Compute~Controlled Lastr Waling: Limi~d A t c ~ s J~nts M a Gas~urMne Recupera~r are Wdded U~ng a MovM~mirror, Compu~controlled CO2 laser (NTIS Tech Note) Army M a ~ M Devdopment and R,a~n~s Comman~ A ~ x a n d ~ VA. Sep 84. lp. Write NTIS for ~ f o r m ~ fion about Tech Notes sub~riptions and back Asue packages avMhMe. Languages: English. CounWy of Pubhcation: U ~ d ~ . T~s d ~ t i o n summafiz~ a o n , p a g e announcemem of tec~ noMgy avMhMe for utilization. A compmer-comrolled laser w d # ~ g ~ e m , developed for the U.S. Army TanbAmomofive Command, wdds ~ f f i c u l t - t ~ a c h j ~ m s on gas-tur~n~exhau~ hem ~ u p e r M o ~ . The plat~ csed ~ ma~ng t~s ~cuperMor a ~ 8 mi~ t~ck and are ~fficuR to reach with conventionM welding ~ e m s . Re~Mance seam welding cannot be used because the heat moves and bucMes the thin # M ~ . The new process eliminMes ~ proMem by operating M Mwer energy Mvds. The wel~ ~ g de¼ce thM ~aches b~wecn the ~ uses o~y 9 ~mm, Wi~ t~s e q ~ p m e m about 4500 ~cuperMovplate pM~ were wdded, w~ch w ~ equM to over 20 mi of we~ and ~ q ~ d 45~00 on/off laser cyde~ For ad~aonM Mformation: D~ailed ~formafion about the ~chn~ogy described may be obtained by ordering the NTIS r e p o t , order number: AD-A13244~NAA, price code: A06. 1092061 DFA7704 ~ / X A B ISATA (Internation~ Symposium on Au~motive T ~ h n ~ o g y and A ~ o m a f i o ~ 82. Introductory Lectur~ Volkswagenwerk A.G., Wol~bu~ (Germany, ~R.). Repo~ No.: C O N ~ 8 2 0 9 2 3 ~ S U ~ 1982. 73pp. In~rnation~ ~mpofium on a~omofive ~chnology and a~omation 0 S A T A ' 8 ~ , W ~ b u ~ , F.R. G ~ m a n ~ 13 Sep. 1982. P o ~ n s a ~ i H e ~ e ~ m~rofiche produ~s. Languages: English. Docume~ Type: C o n V i n c e procee~ng. C o u n t y of Pubfication: G~many, FederM Republic oC From 13 to 17 Se~ember 1982 an " ~ m a t i o n M ~mpofium on a~omotive techno~gy and a~omation wi~ p a r t i c ~ r e ~ ence to c o m p m e ~ d e d en~neering and man~a~uring ( ~ A T A ) " rook #ace M W~fsburg (FRG). The Fap~s pr~em~ d at th~ sympo~um are published ~ 3 v ~ u m ~ . For each of the pape~ a ~ p ~ m e s u ~ e ~ anMy~s has been carried ouL 1092543 N84-33818/~XAB ConW~ and S u p e r ~ o n of Nut F ~ n i n g by Means of a M ~ r ~ compm~ (~nM R e p o t , Dec. 198~ Mayer, ~ ; Burge~ ~ Sm~e~ Mohilo G.m.~H., Schomdo~ (G~man~ ER.). Sponso~ NationM A ~ o n a u t i ~ and Space Admi~stration, W ~ n ~ o n , DC. ReFo~ No.: BMFT-FB-T-84-106. Jun 84.46pp. Sponsored by Bunde~ m i ~ e r i u m ~ e r Fo~chung und Techn~o#e. Language~ G~man. C o u n t y of Pub~cafion: G~many, FederM Republic oE A comrM u~t ~ r amomatic nm ~ e n e ~ w ~ ~vestig~ed. ~ has an de~rically driven m o o r w~nch ef wh~h m ~ u e ~nd an#e are m e ~ u ~ & han~ed and ~ored by a m~roproce~or. The contr~ u ~ t swishes off ~ e m o o r m p ~ d ~ m ~ e d vMues. During
the ~ e ~ n g process the torque-angM curve is compared with a nominM curve #ven by the user or ~atistically ex~acted from several te~ed defice~ A good ~ace may not Mave the tMerance band at any p~nt. Place and ~rection of a de~ation permit ~ a ~ nosis and Mcalizafion of ~ults.
1092503 N84-3362~UXAB ~muhfion of the Reaction of Optic~ Sy~ems in the Manufao tudng Process (Final Repoa, Dec. 1981) BlechMge~ ~; Dumansk~ £; Grum-
pelt, H.; R o ~ E.; Schmittner, R. Optische Werke G. Rodens~cL Munich (German~ ER.). Sponso~ NationM Aeronauti~ and Space Admi~stration, Was~n~on, DC. Repo~ No.: BMFTFB-T-84-128. Jun 84. ll8pp. Sponsored by Bundesministerium fuer Forschung und Techn~o#e. Languages: Germam County of PuM~ation: German~ Federal Republic oL M~hods to ca~ulate the image quali~ of optical sy~ems during m a n u ~ u r e were deveMped. The ca~dation m~hods use ~atisticM a n a ~ s . They ~muM~ the degree of de~ation in the manufa~uring process from the rotational symmetry and #ve r a # d ~Mements concerning the anfi~pMed spread in quali~.
1092499 N84-3361~9/XAB Rappo~ Annual du Comi~ P~manem au Conseil Gen~M, 1983 (Acti~fi~ ~ M ~ M a n u ~ u ~ n ~ (Annum R e p o t , 1983). Cent~ de R ~ h e ~ h ~ Scientifiqu~ ~
Techn~u~ de f ~ d ~ e des Fabrications Metalliques, B r ~ (Belgium). Sponsor: NationM A~onaufim and S p ~ e Administr~ tion, W ~ n ~ o n , DC. 20 Jun 84.49pp. Languages: French County of Publi~tion: Belgium. R e h a s h in ~ u n ~ y ~ c h n ~ o g ~ m~M conduction, m ~ h a ~ ~1 c o n ~ n , ~du~riM amomafion and computerization, znd t ~ n ~ m M ~ n ~ ~astic mmeriMs ~ ~ m m a r i ~ d .
1098452 PB85-109718/XAB Economic Appfications of A ~ e m b ~ Robot, Repo~ No. 2, Pas~ve O~enting Sy~ems ~ r DouSe Bell Feeders
Zenge~ D.~; Dewhu~ ~ Massachusetts Un~., A m h e ~ Dep~ of Mechanical En~neering. Sponso~ NationM S~ence Found~ tion, Was~n~on, DC. Report No.: NSF/MEA-84005. Jan 84. 127pp. Language~ English. Count~ ~f Publication: U ~ d ~ m ~ . Resea~h unde~aken ~ deveMp an econom~M assemMy sy~ tem for batch m a n u ~ u r i n g ~ ~ p o ~ e d . Three pasfive, programmabM douMe b d t ~ e ~ n g and orienting sy~ems ~ m rse ~ c h ~ q u ~ such as fim~e ~fion and mechan~M ob~ructions to ~ u ~ paris ~ are not properly orien~d are de~ribed. All three ~ e m s have been d e i g n e d ~ r versafih~ ~rough m~roprocessor programm~g or ~rough mecha~cal a~u~ment~ B~nefi~ Cf M ~ p e be~ ~eders are exam~ed. ~ ~ p ~ n ~ d out that the b d t ~ e ~ n g and orienting ~ e m ~ q ~ e ~ r than bowl ~ e ~ n g sy~ems because the pa~s are ~anspo~ed on soft b d ~ M~ead of on hard ffack; ~us, a belt sy~em ~ ideM for ffa#M or d d ~ a ~ pa~s. R ~ concluded t h ~ the base ~eder~ ff reproduced M quantities as are ~brmory bowl ~ e d e r ~ wou~ cost con° ~derab~ M~ than fully en#neered bowl ~ e d e r sy~ems. A p e ~ • ces comMn a ~ u s ~ o n of pa~ ~ a M ~ in a queue~g ~ation as well as pa~ drawings of mechaMcM componems.
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ment of Energy, W a s ~ n ~ o ~ DC. Repo~ No.: ORNL-6081. Sep 84.57pp. Portions are ~eNNe in m~rofiche p r o d u ~ OfiNnal copy availab~ until ~ock is exhau~ed. Languages: English. CounWy of Publication: U N ~ d State~ A ~udy has been made of the ~ q ~ m e n ~ for an improved moN~ ma~pM~or for use by the US Depa~ment of Energy (DOE) in ra~Mo~cM emergendes. Emergency pe~onnel with experience in past or present (Three Mile I~and) ~ N ~ o ~ c a l emergendes were inte~iewed to de~rmine the sho~com~gs of present eq~pment and ~ u r e s mo~ deN~d in f u m ~ eq~pmem. The p~sent mchnMogy of moNle m a ~ p ~ a t o ~ was renewed. The e~sting DOE remot~y contro~ed mobi~ m a N p N ~ o ~ are ~nN~arm, n o n f o ~ r e f l e c t i n g and have inherent hmiations to their moMlity and ease of operation. A survey of past r a d ~ c a l emergenNes and routine o p e r ~ n s at DOE ~cilities and two commerNM power r e a s o n , ~ u ~ n g TMI, ~ N c a ~ s that great improvements in moNlity and maNpM~or de~eriff will be req~red ff moN~ m a n ~ M ~ o ~ are to be more u~fM in reduNng ra~ation exposure to operating and emergency pe~onn~. In pa~ ticuN~ the aM~y to climb ~ N ~ and climb over Nflock ~ s h o N s N req~red. B~a~rM, f o ~ % e d b a c k maNpM~o~ would greatly increase the speed, refiaNlity and safeff of ma~pM~or operat~ns. In recent years d~matic advances have been made ~ mare ~Mator ~chno~gy with the dev~opment of ~ t M co~rM and force ~edback. The dev~opment of a ~ g g e d , compNeb con~M~d wNker by the Odefic Corporation is a quan~m imp~ovemem in moNlity. Unfo~un~e~, ~ e Odex wNker will ~kely req~re a n t h e r $1 mffi~n in d e v ~ o p m e ~ funds befo~ it will be ready for commerNM production. The cost of the f i ~ advanced capaN~y, wNke~moun~d moNle m a n ~ o r will like~ be b~ween $1 and $2 miH~n dollars but hMds the promise of ~ m o ~ n g the need for men in a vafie~ of hazardous en~rom ments. In 1984 NTG NuMear~ch~k of We~ Germany offend a bil~erN, f o x , reflecting mas~r/sNv~co~rolled m a n ~ a m r mounted on a v a r i a M ~ g e o m ~ ~awler for oMy $250~00 (ERA ~ f i o n 09: 046014).
31098467 PB85-110245/XAB Mac~ne Lear~ng and Under~an~ng of Drawings Kawago~ M,; Kita, N.; Aoyarn~ H.; Sato, ~ E ~ r o ~ c h n ~ Lab., l b a ~ ~apan). c1984, lipp. In~uded in BuHe~n of ~e Ele~ro~chn~ L a b o ~ 48, 614-624, 1984. Language: Japanese. C o u ~ of P u ~ n : Japan. L e ~ n g ~ ¢ h ~ q u ~ and know~dge ~ p ~ n ~ t i o n m~hods have been ~vestigatcd horn ~ e ~ewpoint of ~ali~ng a fle~ble under~an~ng ~ s ~ m ~ r drawing~ The pro~em of ~ a r n ~ g ~mb~s such ~ ~ t ~ e m e ~ s ~ ~git~ ~ectro~cs, ~ n t i ~ ~ an under~an~ng ~ e m for drawing~ ~ ~ s ~ v e d ~ su~prob~ms ~ u ~ n g e n u m e r a ~ and d ~ e ~ a ~ y of feature~ convergence of hyp~he~s space for ~ n ~ effi~ency and f l e ~ y of m~c~ng, and formalization of heuristics. T h e ~ su~pro~ems a ~ discussed wi~ some p o s ~ e s~ufion~ ~naUy a ~amework for a ~mbol learning sy~em ~ p ~ n ~ d .
1098544 PB8~II352~XAB lmpa~ of Compute~zed Automation on A u ~ m o ~ F a ~ o ~ ( ~ n ~ rept. 1 Oct 82-1 Jan 84) G~wi~ D., Wisconsin Univ.MHwaukee Scho~ of Ba~ne~ Administration. Sponsor:
• V~ume 2, Numb~ 2, 1985
Depa~mem of Transpo~ation, Was~n~on, DC. Office of Univ. Research. Repo~ No.: R-144/$61~ DOT/RSPA/DMA-5~ 84/18, Jan 84. 70pp. Languages: English. County of P u ~ a f i o n : U ~ d S ~ s . T~s research inq~res ~ m the changes occurring in American auto factories as the r e s e t of the ~ o d u ~ n of computerized amomafion. Data w e ~ colle~ed ~ two assemb~ plan~ and one en~ne ~ o ~ ufing a twenty-four page ~ru~ured qr e ~ n n ~ . Three comp~henfive questions were p o n d and answered. What has been ~ e impa~ on the fle~bili~ of the production proces~ ~e~y w ~ found ~ be m~tb~menfionM with some aspens ~ e a ~ n g while other de~eased. Wh~ ~nd of work organ~ation has accompa~ed compu~rization? Work orga~zation showed ~ u M ~ no changes ~om that for convenfion~ proce~es. What changes have occurred in m a n u ~ u r i n g effectivene~ criteria? They were expe~ed to increase across the board ~ the en~ne plant but resul~ were mixed for the a ~ e m ~ y phn~. 1097332 DE8401760~XAB In.grating H~erogeneous N o ~ G e o m ~ c In~rmation Sy~ems U~ng RIM Srn#~ M.L, Bend~ Corp., Kansas Ci~, MO. Sponso~ Department of Energy, W ~ n g ~ n , DC., Repo~ No.: BDX-61~3073, Aug 84.47pp. Portions ~ e ~ e ~ M e ~ m~rofiche produ~s. Ori~ inn copy avNlab~ unN stuck N exhauged. Languages: Engfish. County of Pubhcation: UNmd Sm~s. 2he Kan~s Ciff Divi~on of ~ e Bendix Corporation N add~s> ing the task of acNe¼ng co~ effective ~ r m a t i o n flow and ~gicN ~mgration wkNn a Nver~ set of manuN~ufing ~ f o r m ~ n ~ e m s . RIM g bdng msmd as one ~omponem ~ a ~ m ~ h e m a archRecture for nomgeommric data mod~s. In Nis expefimem, • e enmrpfi~ or conce~uN ~hema ~ captured and mNntNned in a vendor supposed ~manfic ~ r m a t i o n mod~e> A RIM ~hema can be genemmd au~matically ~om ~ e ~ f o r m ~ n model. TNs allows Uansporting portions of ~ e enmrpri~ or ~onceptual ~ h e m m to each ~ r m a f i o n ~ e m . R e s ~ of te~s on ime~n and data exchange per~rmed to date will be reposed (ERA d~fion 0~04723~.
1098259 N85-10658/UXAB Rdation~ Approach to the Dev~opment of Expe~ Diagnostic Sy~
~ms Ames, K.R., Na~onal Aeronau~cs and Space Adrninistra~on, Harnpto~ VA. Langley Research Cenw~ Repo~ No.: NAS 1.15:86288; NASA-TM-86288. O 4 84. 68pp. Languages: EnOch County of P u b l ~ i o n : U ~ d Sta~s. The proportion that, ~ven a ~ r u ~ u r ~ and/or fun~ion~ description of any re~ or ab~ra~ sy~em, an expe~ sy~em can be built based on this descrip~on, ~ examined. Fi~t, a model is developed for a microproce~or-controlled end effe~o~sensor sy~em u~ng a modehng approach called a relational Know~ edge-Base Machine (RKBM). Next, an explanation of how the end effe~or model could be used for the e~or diagnos~ on the operational end effe~or ~ ~ven and two ver~ons of an e r r o r d~gno~s ~gorithm based on the model are presented. F i n ~ , areas of fu~her research are described that are necessary before an expe~ sy~em u~ng th~ approach becomes a reality.